अथ नारायणो देवस्तं दृष्ट्वा दृढमानसम् । अनन्यशरणं बालं गत्वा तार्क्ष्यरथोऽब्रवीत्
atha nārāyaṇo devastaṃ dṛṣṭvā dṛḍhamānasam | ananyaśaraṇaṃ bālaṃ gatvā tārkṣyaratho'bravīt
تب دیوتا نارائن نے اُس بچے کو ثابت قدم اور صرف اُسی کی پناہ لینے والا دیکھ کر، گڑوڑ پر سوار ہو کر قریب آئے اور فرمایا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A young ascetic absorbed in tapas; the sky parts as Nārāyaṇa arrives mounted on Garuḍa, radiance spilling over the sacred landscape; the boy’s unwavering posture contrasts with the dynamic descent of the deity.
Single-minded refuge (ananya-śaraṇāgati) draws divine grace and direct encounter with the Lord.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context glorifies Kāśī overall; this verse highlights the devotional climax (darśana) rather than a specific tīrtha.
No explicit rite; it implies tapas and unwavering surrender as the spiritual discipline.